"arthur rimbaud in new [times square], 1978-79" by david wojnarowicz to make this series, he "photographed his friends in various parts of th city wearing a mask of th french poet's face" on display : oct 1, 2025-jan 18, 2026 at th leslie-lohman museum of art, nyc

"shapes of things" by philippe fleury

‘Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Don't let yourself lose me. Nearby is the country they call life. You will know it by its seriousness. Take my hand’ 🖤🖤🖤 Rilke is your Tuesday motivator (Go to the Limits of Your Longing)

baby's first vonnegut... from 1976, it's "an apocalyptic vision as seen through th eyes of th current King of Manhattan [+ last President of th United States..." book "jackson pollock" is on hold

John Lee Hooker with a diagram of the evolution of the Blues.

mid-afternoon movie : 1977

I wrote about this derelict pub for the 8th edition of Science & Magic, Violette's newsletter. There are lots of great pieces of writing in the newsletter. You can read the current edition here and read the archived editions too. Subscribe! www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...

"...themes of place, memory + transformation... [urge you to] RECOGNIZE TH HIDDEN BEAUTY in [your] own neighborhoods BEFORE IT VANISHES..." vanishing point photos by zuri a stanback, sr via @oxfordamerican oxfordamerican.org/eyes/vanishi...

wise words of joseph campbell via @austinkleon.bsky.social

18/9/25 - nocturn

i know all these are true : 1. things are just things 2. i don't *technically* need them 3. these things will help others but most of all i know there are now so many *more* empty spaces [art by brian kershisnik]

men! what's stopping you from dressing like this? created by th late activist + black panther eldridge cleaver ...in 1975 before, apparently "joining th church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, as well as becoming a conservative republican..." [wiki]: www.messynessychic.com/2013/08/01/t...

"i want to shake people awake. i want people to look at th material + react to it. i WANT TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, BOTH FOR THEMSELVES + FOR TH REST OF  TH HUMAN RACE". -- robert rauschenberg exhibit : desmoinesartcenter.org/art/exhibiti...

it's early days with this book + me, but am quite enjoying it. thorough but not dry. well-documented 98 pages of tiny notes + sources. very few + small photos. "jackson pollock" by steven naifeh + gregory white smith [1989]

The Tenants Oil and acrylic on canvas

▫️ other worlds ▫️

travelers link to my twitterx for more travelers : x.com/tusenoch/sta...

A tree and some railings in North Lanarkshire

"96 years of wisdom : th 3 lessons that will make you feel awe" youtu.be/r-rHc8tm5_c?...

th moon resting on a rug through a skylight

"for us, there is only th trying. th rest is not our business” -- t.s. eliot ["east coker"] reminded of this today as it is mentioned in this morning's nyt email. wikipedia summary -- especially last paragraph :

"TRY + TRY + TRY" by leesa cross-smith th glimmering hush... oxfordamerican.org/web-only/try... via @oxfordamerican.bsky.social

"let's roll!" -- todd beamer courage courage courage

"je suis charlie"

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#pairings colors. not exact match... but not bad between different objects some 3900 miles apart. left : @richardmortimer.bsky.social right : @tusenoch.bsky.social

Private Eye.

yester* | to*

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I don’t think nearly enough people know this album or this superb song therein youtu.be/9U5S0XfcPKU?...

@addictiveburn @leabysea.bsky.social original poster blocked me ...? not certain why as i was complimenting their skills, patience + amazing sweater. amazing! hope you were able to see it. far + above anything i could do. if original poster happens to see this : i apologize if i did something wrong

"in th clouds" -- jaume llorens

@addictiveburn @leabysea.bsky.social imagine knitting something like this! i have none of th skills, patience, time. are you two knitting? my donation knits are done; will deliver in early october x bravo @gaizkagray.bsky.social on your sweater, knitting skills, superior patience! really nice photo

There’s all this bogged down beauty to haunt us

It’s time to smash new ways inward to the wild being within us

3-part pet porthole post : 1 : x.com/tusenoch/sta... 2 : x.com/tusenoch/sta... 3 : x.com/tusenoch/sta... these links are my twitterx

Really enjoyed doing this Q&A about my reading habits, including why I don’t believe in the concept of guilty pleasures, Derek Jarman, separating the art from the artist re. Roald Dahl & why Patrick O’Brian is the writer I will go back to again and again

@addictiveburn @jonbuscall.bsky.social @collettwriter.bsky.social @leabysea.bsky.social x!!!

has anyone seen @addictiveburn ...? cc : hej + best to all @addictiveburn @jonbuscall.bsky.social @collettwriter.bsky.social @leabysea.bsky.social

just now listened to 37 messages on an answer phone from 2005 to 2006 [th latter being when I got my mobile]. talk about a time-travel device i am, variously, crying or smiling + scared i'm going to need a minute or two

"No, it's FINE you just carry on working while I sit here with the parrot I have brought you."

‘We looked the other way. We spoke of everything but. But we've always known, and not saying anything now confirmed it all the more. We had found the stars, you and I. And this is given once only.’ 🖤🖤🖤 The late lunch read.